Facial puff

ABSTRACT

A facial puff includes a silicon rubber puff body, an external wrapping layer having waterproof, thin and flexible characteristics and wrapped about the silicon rubber puff body using vacuum packaging technology, and a printing design or ornamental sheet carrying a text, markings, drawings and/or patterns and disposed between the silicon rubber puff body and the external wrapping layer.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to personal ornament making techniques andmore particularly, to a facial puff, which provides text description,markings, drawings and/of patterns to increase the added value, cancontact the skin more obedient and supple to create a sense of comfortduring application, prevents penetration of the applied makeup materialto save the consumption of make-up materials, and is not easy to stickdirt and can be easily cleaned or wiped.

2. Description of the Related Art

As the saying goes, it is a women's natural instincts to like to bebeautiful. In addition to enhancing a woman's beauty, make-up in somespecific occasions is also a ritual. Various different cosmetic productsare commercially available for different applications and purposes withthe use of different tools. When applying a liquid foundation,moisturizer or blush cream on the skin of the face, a sponge-based puffis normally used as an applicator. A facial sponge puff is elastic andsoft, and its use does not hurt the skin. However, a facial sponge puffhas open spaces thereof and is water absorptive. When using a facialsponge puff to apply a foundation, cream or any other make-up material,the applied make-up material can penetrate into the open spaces of thefacial sponge puff, increasing the consumption of the make-up material.Further, because cleaning of a conventional facial sponge puff is noteasy, a conventional facial sponge puff is easy to breed bacteria anddirt, shortening the service life.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances inview. It is one object of the present invention to provide a facialpuff, which provides text description, markings, drawings and/ofpatterns, increasing the added value.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a facial puff,which can contact the skin more obedient and supple when it is used toapply foundation or make-up powder on the face, creating a sense ofcomfort.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a facialpuff, which prevents penetration of the applied makeup material, savingthe consumption of make-up materials.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a facialpuff, which is not easy to stick dirt, and can be easily cleaned orwiped, and can also be maintained clean.

To achieve these and other objects of the present invention, a facialpuff comprises a silicon rubber puff body, an external wrapping layerhaving waterproof, thin and flexible characteristics and wrapped aboutsaid silicon rubber puff body using vacuum packaging technology, and aprinting design carrying a text, markings, drawings and/or patterns anddirectly printed on an inner surface of the external wrapping layer.

Other advantages and features of the present invention will be fullyunderstood by reference to the following specification in junction withthe accompanying drawings, in which like reference signs denote likecomponents of structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded view of a facial puff in accordance withthe present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates the outer appearance of a facial puff made accordingto one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of the facial puff shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 corresponds to FIG. 1, showing a different printing design.

FIG. 5 is a schematic exploded view of an alternate form of the presentinvention, illustrating the use of an ornamental sheet between theexternal wrapping layer and the silicon rubber puff body.

FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view of the facial puff shown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view of another alternate form of thepresent invention, illustrating the ornamental sheet embedded in thesilicon rubber puff body.

FIG. 8 illustrates a water drop-shaped facial puff made according to thepresent invention.

FIG. 9 illustrates an oval-shaped facial puff made according to thepresent invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a facial puff 1 in accordancewith the present invention is shown. The facial puff 1 comprises asilicon rubber puff body 11, an external wrapping layer 12 and aprinting design 13. The external wrapping layer 12 is wrapped about thesilicon rubber puff body 11 using vacuum packaging technology. Further,the external wrapping layer 12 has waterproof, thin and flexiblecharacteristics. The printing design 13 can be a text, markings,drawings and/or patterns directly printed on an inner surface of theexternal wrapping layer 12. Thus, the facial puff 1 provides textdescription, markings, drawings and/of patterns, increasing the addedvalue. Further, with the elastic property of the silicon rubber puffbody 11 and the waterproof, non-absorptive and flexible features of theexternal wrapping layer 12, the facial puff 1 can contact the skin moreobedient and supple when it is used to apply foundation or make-uppowder on the face, creating a sense of comfort. Further, the appliedmakeup material does not penetrate into the external wrapping layer 12.Thus, the application of the facial puff 1 can reduce the consumption ofmake-up materials. Further, the facial puff 1 is not easy to stick dirt,and can be easily cleaned or wiped, and can also be maintained clean.Further, printing designs 13,13′ can be selectively printed on the innersurface of the external wrapping layer 12 (see also FIG. 4).

In an alternate form of the present invention shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.6, instead of printing design 13 on the inner surface of the externalwrapping layer 12 as described above, an ornamental sheet 14 is placedbetween the external wrapping layer 12 and the silicon rubber puff body11 prior to the implementation of the vacuum packaging process to wrapthe external wrapping layer 12 about the silicon rubber puff body 11.The ornamental sheet 14 carries a design of a text, markings, drawingsand/or patterns.

In another alternate form of the present invention, the ornamental sheet14 is directly embedded in the silicon rubber puff body 11, achievingthe same decorative effects (see FIG. 7).

Further, the aforesaid external wrapping layer 12 comprises upper andlower wrapping films 121,122. In the implementation of the vacuumpackaging process, the silicon rubber puff body 11 is placed between theupper and lower wrapping films 121,122, and then the vacuum packagingmachine is operated to seal the upper and lower wrapping films 121,122together, forming the desired facial puff 1. Further, the silicon rubberpuff body 11 can be made in any of a variety of shapes, such as heartshape, circular shape, rectangular shape, polygonal shape, and etc. InFIG. 8, a water drop-shaped facial puff 2 made according to the presentinvention. In FIG. 9, an oval-shaped facial puff 3 is shown. Further,the printing designs 13,13′ can be printed on an inner surface of one orboth of the upper and lower wrapping films 121,122.

Further, the silicon rubber puff body 11 has a first surface 111, and anopposing second surface 112. The external wrapping layer 12 is tightlywrapped about the silicon rubber puff body 11. Further, the externalwrapping layer 12 can be made from polyester or thermoplasticpolyurethane elastomer. Further, the external wrapping layer 12comprises upper and lower wrapping films 121,122. The upper wrappingfilm 121 and the lower wrapping film 122 are respectively sealed to thefirst surface 111 of the silicon rubber puff body 11 and the secondsurface 112 of the silicon rubber puff body 11.

Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described indetail for purposes of illustration, various modifications andenhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except asby the appended claims.

What the invention claimed is:
 1. A facial puff, comprising: a siliconrubber puff body; an external wrapping layer having waterproof, thin andflexible characteristics and wrapped about said silicon rubber puff bodyusing vacuum packaging technology; and a printing design carrying atext, markings, drawings and/or patterns and directly printed on aninner surface of said external wrapping layer.
 2. The facial puff asclaimed in claim 1, wherein said external wrapping layer comprises anupper wrapping film and a lower wrapping film respectively covered onsaid silicon rubber puff body at opposing top and bottom sides andsealed using vacuum packaging technology.
 3. A facial puff, comprising:a silicon rubber puff body; an external wrapping layer havingwaterproof, thin and flexible characteristics and wrapped about saidsilicon rubber puff body using vacuum packaging technology; and anornamental sheet packed inside said external wrapping layer, saidornamental sheet carrying a design of a text, markings, drawings and/orpatterns.
 4. The facial puff as claimed in claim 3, wherein saidexternal wrapping layer comprises an upper wrapping film and a lowerwrapping film respectively covered on said silicon rubber puff body atopposing top and bottom sides and sealed using vacuum packagingtechnology.
 5. The facial puff as claimed in claim 3, wherein saidornamental sheet is mounted in said silicon rubber puff body.
 6. Thefacial puff as claimed in claim 3, wherein said ornamental sheet ispositioned between said external wrapping layer and said silicon rubberpuff body.
 7. The facial puff as claimed in claim 3, wherein saidornamental sheet is directly embedded in said silicon rubber puff body.8. A facial puff, comprising: a silicon rubber puff body having a firstsurface and an opposing second surface; and an external wrapping layertightly wrapped about said silicon rubber puff body, said externalwrapping layer being selectively made from polyester or thermoplasticpolyurethane elastomer.
 9. The facial puff as claimed in claim 8,wherein said external wrapping layer comprises an upper wrapping filmand a lower wrapping film respectively sealed to said first surface andsaid second surface of said silicon rubber puff body.
 10. The facialpuff as claimed in claim 8, wherein said external wrapping layer is madefrom thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer.